CSU HEL Ph.D. journey with the six pack and friends by

How it started- 6.7.2021

lourdesa1 — 2021-06-07 21:40:03 UTC

First informal meet-up.
We're smart and cute too.
Still peppy and excited at this point.
Orientation with Dr. Muñoz right after our gathering.
Getting to know each other. Myers-Briggs and other personality-type tools.
We will NOT be the Peloton cohort, but Nick is a dope mixologist.
We will all come stay with Julianna and go to Disney (jk, not kidding).
Vigor & Lourdes have open invitations to visit us in the No. Cal Bay Area.

Orientation - 6.7.2021

lourdesa1 — 2021-06-07 22:15:17 UTC

Welcome
questions
Vigor, Lourdes, and Nick proposed campus visit on July 15th, 2021
new faculty hires
transferring M.A/M.S research units

Orientation #2 - 6.14.2021

lourdesa1 — 2021-06-14 20:31:07 UTC

Joined by Robert Brown (2018 cohort)
Jade Silva Tovar (2020 cohort)
Eduardo Diaz (2020 cohort)
Eileen Galvez
Domonique Crosby
Bryan Thomas Jr.
Kelli Clark- explained her role and HEL processes.
LOTS.OF.PAPERWORK
committee members can change
faculty members from institutions outside of CSU okay w.permission as long as they have an affiliation in Higher Education or Education
4 committee members
non-voting members on committee okay as well.

student panel kept is REAL
citation and time management system are key
stay consistent with your organization system
don't stress the small things
this is a loooong journey

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16w46ed8Lun1TmQYiXoYJxkxKOLqpLjLPR7X0mrQdWVE/edit?usp=sharing

Orientation #3 -

lourdesa1 — 2021-06-28 20:07:18 UTC

Dr. Kari Dockendorrf-(they/them) starting third year as faculty. created a scale to measure trans inclusivity
Grad panel
Nikki Chun- nikkichun@gmail.com cohort 2017 moving to Hawaii
Robert Brown- cohort 2018
Walvi De Jesus- cohort 2018
Eduardo Diaz- cohort 2020
Elias Quinonez- cohort 2018
Hermen Diaz III (6 SUNY Buffalo faculty-graduated 2019- diazh@baffalostate.edu or 616-915-7980

Rob Sica- library liaison for School of Ed- can provide 1:1 research assistance. email them to set up a time

how to find books (e-books), periodicals, & other resources like citation management
lib.colostate.edu
https://libguides.colostate.edu/home2
Tools: endnote, zotero, or mendeley

PRIMO is CSU's search function (use for books) use quotations to find the topic )"first generation" AND ("higher education" OR coll* OR universit*)
use of parenthesis will treat it as a unit

First Day! 7.1.2.21

lourdesa1 — 2021-07-13 00:44:57 UTC

Dra. M introduction of herself
setting community norms (living document to review regularly)
discussion of the readings
Q: How does Freire inform how we think about liberation in higher education?
Q: In thinking about CRT, what are some analytical question that you can pose for the readings
Ph.D. Manifesto discussion
push out today's to Wed

HEL Cohort 2021 Day 2:

lourdesa1 — 2021-07-16 23:01:39 UTC

Sharing Ph.D. Manifestos
creative, bright, vulnerable, authentic, and some of the most heartfelt presentations
Super excited to be in this cohort

HEL Cohort 2021 Day 3 7.16.2021

lourdesa1 — 2021-07-16 23:07:25 UTC

"Just because you are does not mean that you know"

Vigor, Nick, Lourdes met Dra. M and Dr. D for lunch at Baker & Ginger
Jessica, Nick, Vigor: facilitation of Kezar/Posselt Chps 1-5 was FIRE. Mural, Chronicle of Higher Ed and beautiful presentation materials.

Things To Do Before Class:

Read: Group Starter Paper - Ch. 1-5
Read: Merit Vignette
Read: “How Chapel Hill Bungled a Star Hire”
Read: "President on a Tightrope"
Set up account on app.mural.co and make sure you are logged in before our class
Review discussion questions below

Discussion Questions For Class:

Considering the shared governance model, what would your next steps be? (See Merit Vignette)
If you were in the vice president's seat, what policy decision would you make (or have you made) and why? How would shared governance play a role in your policy development? (See Merit Vignette)
How have you seen instances of 'expanding the circle' of shared governance in your workplaces create problems or solutions?
What could have been done to minimize or address bias effectively in this search? How can search committees create cultures where biases are able to be confronted and disagreement can be entered into in a positive and respectful manner? (See How Chapel Hill Bungled a Star Hire)
Why do people not speak up when they see bias and inequity in hiring? Is there anything that could have been done to create equity champions of the Board Members involved in the search? (See How Chapel Hill Bungled a Star Hire)
If bias can be introduced by selecting 'candidates that came from institutions with similar organizational cultures,' is bias introduced and inequity perpetuated if an institution prefers an internal candidate? Why or why not? Is this always the case?
Think about your experiences in higher education, either as a student or professor. Describe a situation where you experienced tension between the external 'optics' of the situation and your own convictions. (See President on a Tightrope)
How can a system of checks and balances on power, within shared governance, combined with critical reflection on the part of decision-makers about the equity implications of their own behavior, enable administrators to negotiate this environment? Is there anything else you wish to add to enable negotiation? (See President on a Tightrope)
Torres advised her colleagues that 'in steering change that they needed to trust the process.' What makes 'trusting the process' reasonable or difficult for you? What would enable trust?

APA tip: (Kezar & Posselt, 2020)

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html

HEL Cohort Day 4

lourdesa1 — 2021-07-27 00:55:50 UTC

7.26.201

Starter papers and presentations after not meeting for 1 week to do work.

Gloria, Julianna, Lourdes discussed Part II of Kezar and Posselt: Human Resources" Fit, merit, mentorship, faculty hiring, enrollment" and troublesome triangle w. interest convergence
cultural taxation

HEL Cohort Day 5

lourdesa1 — 2021-07-29 00:05:24 UTC

7.28.2021
check in question re: fave restaurant. realized we are all foodies!

Starter paper: Data (IR offices), Title IX
Assessment

role of compliance and power

HEL Cohort Day 6

lourdesa1 — 2021-07-31 00:46:29 UTC

7.20.2021
Last day of first day of class EDHE 771 with Dra. M

Starter paper: language matters, surveillance, equity literacy and Covid return to campus

Cheers: Nick-crafted PhD Brain Freeze cocktail
and warm and fuzzy words

Fall 2021 semester, day 1

lourdesa1 — 2021-08-24 00:09:19 UTC

8.23.3021, 5-6:30pm MT
Dr. D (they/them)
Leadership class
how to be a critical leader
syllabus review

8.23.2021, 7-8:30pm MT
Dr. Alex Lange (they/them)
inaugural class at CSU

Day 2, second semester 8.30.21

lourdesa1 — 2021-08-31 03:20:58 UTC

Dr. D is sick today. No leadership class.

Dr. Lange- discussion of APA to start
Student development theory

Fall semester, week 4

lourdesa1 — 2021-09-14 00:17:49 UTC

9.13.2021
Leadership:
discussion on adrienne marie brown and Dugan-learning to read different types of text (formal vs informal)

chat re quotes from emergent strategy:
Vigor: A few that resonated with me and why I’m trying to embody personally (all from the nonlinear chapter):
* with less shame, I say no to anything that wastes my time
* it is so important to cultivate our patience, our thoughtfulness, our willingness to slow downed seek the wisdom of those not already part of the our movements
* we are all learning what it means to be somebodies who shape the future, to operate at the scale of transformation
A lot of these quotes resonating with me put things in perspective. How we are so much bigger than ourselves.
Dugan- tools of deconstruction and reconstruction

Student development class
lots of APA questions
break out in pairs: emergent adults; Arnett, Gulley

Fall Semester year 1

lourdesa1 — 2021-10-05 04:41:59 UTC

10/4/2021

Leadership class: Vigor facilitated Dugan Chp. 6 : Group Leadership and we discussed Aho and Quaye article.

Student development class: Dr. Lange facilitated part of the readings re: Intersectionality which led to a very rich discussion.

Fall semester 2021, week 8

lourdesa1 — 2021-10-19 03:36:23 UTC

Monday, October 11, 2021
Leadership- Duggan
Student development: Lourdes facilitated meaning making

Fall semester, 2021 week 9

lourdesa1 — 2021-10-19 03:41:22 UTC

Monday, October 18
Leadership: Dra. M's book on Undocumented and unafraid community activists.

Student Development:
Vigor facilitates Dissonance

Fall semester 2021, week 10

lourdesa1 — 2021-10-26 04:56:55 UTC

Leadership: Julianna facilitates Dugan's authentic and adaptive leadership.

Student dev: APA section 8 and discussion of draft paper due Nov 2.

11.1 No CLASS

lourdesa1 — 2021-10-26 04:59:08 UTC

Fall semester 11.8.2021

lourdesa1 — 2021-11-16 03:17:55 UTC

Fall semester, 11.15.2021

lourdesa1 — 2021-11-16 03:19:21 UTC

Fall semester 11.29.21

lourdesa1 — 2021-11-30 04:01:30 UTC

EDHE 709- Jessica led a great discussion on Dugan's chp 8 on relational leadership.

EDHE 773- Dr. Lange led a mini lecture on MMDI, IMMDI, RMMDI

Last day of fall semester

lourdesa1 — 2021-12-08 22:03:06 UTC

EDHE 709: leadership- watched and discussed D.L Stewart's ASHE presidential plenary speech.

EDHE 773: discussed "what is student development" and how our views may. have changed throughout the course.
Also, we were encouraged send a text to someone who was instrumental in our ph.d career thus far.
We did a gratitude circle and felt all the feels.

Spring 2022, 1.24.2022

lourdesa1 — 2022-01-25 04:43:34 UTC

Great to see these beautiful and inspiring humans

EHRE- 702 Foundations of Qual Research with Dr. D and joined by TA Romeo

EDHE 710-Financing higher ed with Dr. Lange.

Labaree: private, public good

crafting an argument

Spring 2022, 1.31.2022

lourdesa1 — 2022-02-11 05:50:53 UTC

Decolonizing qualitative research and Romeo joins as TA.

Finance class is lit!

Vigor get a cast of fractured femur.

Spring 2022 2.7.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-02-11 05:53:26 UTC

Terrific discussions re: Ebony and Ivy and discussed the reading committee process.

Finance class continues to ignite critical review of IHE as a public good.

Spring 2022, 2.14.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-02-22 00:44:37 UTC

So much reading!

Spring 2022, 2.21.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-02-22 00:46:32 UTC

Spring 2022, 2.28.2022

lourdesa1 — 2022-03-20 23:22:10 UTC

Spring 2022, 3.10.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-03-20 23:22:44 UTC

Spring 2022, 3.21.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-03-22 03:32:47 UTC

vigorwlam — 2022-04-05 02:27:02 UTC

Spring 2022, 4.4.2022

Reflecting on the past two units in EDUC 710: Finance in Higher Education class!

Spring 2022, 4.18.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-04-29 02:24:14 UTC

A light moment during Financing Higher Education.

Spring 2022, 4.25.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-04-29 02:25:11 UTC

EDRM 702
Jessica, Vigor, and Nick's manifesto presentations

Spring 2022, 5.2.2022

lourdesa1 — 2022-05-03 21:07:40 UTC

EDRM 702: Julianna, Gloria, Lourdes manifesto presentations

EDHE 710: Solutions re: college affordability

Fall 2022, 1st day of year 2, 8.23.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-08-26 04:13:03 UTC

2nd class also with Dr. Lange- Qual Research methods.

lots of work this semester

Fall 2022, week 2

lourdesa1 — 2022-09-08 20:23:46 UTC

Fall week 3, 9.6.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-09-11 01:40:32 UTC

Dr. Lange breaking things down like a pro for us as we embark on mini-dissertation sections.

Fall 2022, week 4 9.13.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-09-25 09:02:57 UTC

Fall, week 5, 9.20.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-09-25 09:04:53 UTC

Week 6, 9.26.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-09-25 09:22:45 UTC

Lecture re: sampling, interviews, and how our paradigms will drive our research methods.

Org class: discussed saga stories (Clark)

Fall week 7, 10.4.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-10-15 03:22:11 UTC

Week 8, 10.11.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-10-15 03:22:40 UTC

Week 9, 10.18.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-10-15 03:23:23 UTC

Week 10, 10.24.22

lourdesa1 — 2022-10-27 22:37:07 UTC

Qual methods: grounded theory and phenomonelogy

Org: money woes to make schools appealing and Covid 19 re-org

Week 11, 11.8.2022

lourdesa1 — 2022-11-09 06:58:07 UTC

Qual methods: Critical Discourse Analysis

Org Change: Prestige and rankings

Week 14, 11.28.22

2022-11-30 00:32:59 UTC

Affirming each other with gratitude for peer review process.

Last fall 2022 class, 12.6.2022

lourdesa1 — 2022-12-11 04:36:03 UTC

Org change ended with Abbott Elementary comparison.

Spring 2023, week 1, 1.17.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-01-25 22:14:00 UTC

EDRM 705 Qualitative Data analysis with Dr. Lange
EDUC 675 Analyzing educational literature with Dr. Basile

Different but cool teaching style with Dr. B
always great to learn from Dr. Lange

Spring 2023, week 2, 1.24.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-01-25 22:18:57 UTC

EDRM 705- fun practice creating categories for qual coding. The mascots defied any single categorization, which illustrated different ways to organize and define them. basically, may never have an agreement.

EDUC 675- Dr. Basile's demonstration of One Note class syllabus and collaboration space.

We all wanted/needed demo of notation system (zotero, mendeley. Dr. B to focus on that in next class(es)

Spring 2023 week 4, 2.7.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-02-09 06:48:20 UTC

Dr. Basile always keeping it real. Reviewing Zotero and learning about matrixes.

Gloria processing loss of a student. Our community provides care and support.

Spring 2023, 2.14.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-02-23 05:48:37 UTC

Learning to use Zotero, build our lit review excel sheets

Spring 2023, 2.21.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-02-23 05:58:32 UTC

Dr. Lange using hands-on and engaging activities to teach. We completed the coding of Jericho's transcript via two different lenses. Cohort-mates used various coding methodologies.

Lourdes used two affective codes: versus to showcase conflicts for prompt #1 re: pandemic experience and values coding for prompt #2 re: student coping/resilience during pandemic.

In class, we discussed and put into practice narrative coding (plot, stakeholders, etc)

Next week, dialectical thinking

Spring 2023, 2.28.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-03-06 04:02:54 UTC

It appears that everyone is really enjoying learning and applying qualititative coding methodologies.

Spring 2023, 3.7.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-03-08 05:43:08 UTC

EDUC 674-
Dr. Basile dropping truth as usual. Open questions re: thesis, our positionality, and how to maintain our authenticity.

EDRM 705-
Dr. Lange walked us through coding analysis project and allowed us to meet with our small groups.

Spring 2023, 3.14.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-03-14 03:16:08 UTC

CSU Spring Break this week

Spring 2023, 3.21.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-03-23 04:49:35 UTC

Dr. B sharing insider advice on doctoral program requirements and timelines. Comp exams to starting dissertation writing.

Spring 2023, 4.4.24

lourdesa1 — 2023-04-07 05:20:01 UTC

They went to great lengths to fit Qual 606 as a standard semester-long course instead of a summer course.

We discussed our coding process with our partner.

Spring 2023, 4.11.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-04-13 00:27:40 UTC

Dr. Lange walked us through the substitution form to allow EDRM 606 (Quant) to be taught in Fall 2023-24 in lieu of legal issues in higher education.

We discussed the readings re: qualitative data trustworthiness/goodness. We also discussed joint coding analysis due Friday, May 4, 23. Final individual analysis due May 10, 23.

Dr. Basile held 30 minute individual meetings to discuss literature reviews and research interests.

Spring 2023, 5.2.23

2023-05-03 01:11:12 UTC

Dr. L explaining findings and abstract themes - they used a pencil pouch a bit after...

Spring 2023, 5.2.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-05-03 08:53:15 UTC

Lit review, pep talks, and TRUTH courtesy of Dr. Basile

Fall 2023, Day 1, 8.22.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-08-23 02:24:07 UTC

Dra. Rivera: co-constructing class

Fall 2023, Day 1, 8.22.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-08-23 02:26:28 UTC

EDRM 606: Introduction to Quantitative with Cohort from 2022.

Fall 2023, Day 2, 8.29.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-09-06 00:17:59 UTC

EDRM 606 Stata

Fall 2023, Day 3, 9.5.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-09-06 00:20:24 UTC

EDRM 606

Learning about variables, samples, p-values, and generalizability. Using stata to replace values from an existing data set.

Fall 2023, Day 5

lourdesa1 — 2023-09-20 03:25:48 UTC

Critical Praxis
Panning and applying Four-frame model with Dr. Rivera

Fall 2023, Week 7, 10.3.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-10-09 03:16:31 UTC

EDUC 715
Small-group discussion: Equity talk to Equity Walk

Fall 2023, 10.10.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-11-25 03:55:54 UTC

Fall 2023, 10.17.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-11-25 03:56:36 UTC

Fall 2023, 10.24.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-11-25 03:57:57 UTC

Fall 2023, 11.4/23

lourdesa1 — 2023-11-25 03:58:32 UTC

EDRM 606: Regression

Fall, 2023 11.7.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-11-25 03:59:01 UTC

Educ 715: Subject Matter Expertise presentation: Megan, Julianna, Gloria: three first generation college students.

Fall 2023, 11.14.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-11-25 03:59:59 UTC

EDUC 715: Subject Matter Expertise: Jessica Practicioner wellness and resilience.

Fall 2023, 11.21.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-11-25 04:00:24 UTC

No classes: Thanksgiving break

Fall 2023, 11.28.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-11-25 04:11:15 UTC

EDUC 715: Subject Matter Expertise

Lourdes, Nick, Vigor: Inequity by Design

Fall 2023, 11.28.23

lourdesa1 — 2023-12-05 20:57:08 UTC

EDUC 715 Subject matter expertise

Spring 2024, end of year 3

lourdesa1 — 2024-01-31 04:33:05 UTC

Dra. M breaking down Q1 & Q2. goal is to have two strong drafts for prelim exams.

Spring 2024, 1.30.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-01-31 04:34:30 UTC

Dra. M telling us to take a slice of the dissertation for Question 1. She provided us with a realistic timeline and gave us a chance to describe our research question and theoretical framework.

Spring 2024, 2.6.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-02-05 01:30:45 UTC

Spring 2024, 2.13.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-02-26 05:56:21 UTC

Spring 2024, 2.20.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-02-26 05:56:40 UTC

Spring 2024, 2.27.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-02-26 05:57:03 UTC

Spring 2024, 3.5.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-02-26 07:16:08 UTC

Spring 2024, 3.19.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-03-22 06:24:40 UTC

Crit queer quant

is it possible to have crit queer quant given the limits of data (binary, privacy, collecting information, consistent data).

Study of the Week was great! Nick, Alie, Angelica.

Spring 2024, 3.26.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-03-31 04:44:40 UTC

EDRM 705: Quant Crit and Indigenous data

SoW: Robert Ortiz, Vigor Lam, me "Making the Invisible Visible"

Spring 2024, 3.26.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-05-01 05:43:39 UTC

Spring 2024, 4.2.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-05-01 05:44:10 UTC

Spring 2024, 4.9.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-05-01 05:44:57 UTC

Spring 2024, 4.16.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-05-01 05:45:32 UTC

Spring 2024, 4. 23.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-05-01 05:46:03 UTC

Spring 2024, 4.30.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-05-01 05:48:05 UTC

End of year 3 and last semester of classes for our Six pack cohort.

Spring 2024, 4.30.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-05-01 05:50:09 UTC

Summer 2024, 7.9.24

2024-07-10 18:47:39 UTC

Starting Mixed Methods Summer Course with Drs. Gene Gloekner and Louise Jennings. Our LAST official course before proposal! Joined by PhD students in EET.

Summer 2024, 7.16.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-07-17 04:17:11 UTC

Small group breakout rooms

discussed final projects

Summer 2024, 7.23.24

lourdesa1 — 2024-08-21 02:50:45 UTC

Last day of classes.

Fall 2024 on leave

lourdesa1 — 2024-10-07 04:12:04 UTC

My dad passed away 7/6/2024. Mateo was preparing to start his first year at U of Oregon.

Fall writing with the Rammie

lourdesa1 — 2024-10-07 04:13:26 UTC

Fall writing with the Rammie

lourdesa1 — 2024-10-07 04:43:03 UTC

9.22.2024

Spring writing with the Rammie

lourdesa1 — 2025-06-17 18:03:01 UTC

Fall writing with the Rammie

lourdesa1 — 2025-09-12 22:48:12 UTC

Fall writing with the Rammie

lourdesa1 — 2025-09-12 22:49:07 UTC

Winter writing with the Rammie

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Summer writing with the Rammie

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